Teachers

CHRISTOPHER COOMER was born in Birkenhead, England, and received his training at Wallasey School of Ballet and Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy. He joined Houston Ballet in 2004 and was promoted to soloist in 2007 following his performance in Stanton Welch's Clear. Chris is currently in is 14th season with the Houston Ballet.

Since 2017, Chris taught the Houston Ballet Academy and Company auditions, and he has been asked to set choreography on other professional dance companies around the world. During the summer of 2018, he taught at the Houston Ballet Academy’s very first satellite intensive in San Antonio.